Supporting belt



Nov.'3, 1931. J y, MQORE 1,830,285

SUPPORTING BELT Filed Nov. 7, 1928 j/ezz-r ZZFZWaora I Patented Nov. 1 931 (1 UNITED, STATES ions v. MOORE, or rAw'rUoxE'r, rinonnrstniipgziissieiron fro moonnrnnnrc com- PANY, or PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLANDQQA conronnrronnonnnonn ISLAND sorron'rnve' BELT;

7 Application filed. November j i This invention relates to a belt adapted to be .worn around the waist and commonly i used for supporting garters or sanitary accessorles. 'One object of my invention is to provlde a' belt for such purposes which will fit the form-of the wearersnugly and without discomfort, and which Will retain its desired positionwithout excessive tension.

A'further object is to provide a construction in which provision is made to prevent the-belt from rolling at the edges, preferably by providing fold lines in the belt substan-, tially spaced apart and spaced from the edges of the" fabric.

My invention further 'relates to arrangements and combinations of parts which'will be vhereinafterdescribed and more particu in the drawings in which 7 Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing my "invention embodiediin a sanitary belt;

t ed a supporting belt l0 preferably formed larly pointed out in theappended claims.

Preferred forms of the inventlonare shown Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the invention. applied to a hose-supporting or garter F ig. 3. is an enlarged front'elevation of a portion of the fabric; l V

Fig. ais' a sectional end elevation, taken along the line 44 in Fig. 3;

.Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail longitudinal section, taken along the line 55 in Fig. 3;

and a Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional elevation on an enlarged scale, taken along the line 6-6 in Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings, I have indicatof a single piece of elastic fabric, which fabric in the preferred form of my invention is woven curvilinear, as described in myl atent No. 1,770,741. I V

In Fig. 1 I have shown the beltprovided with tabsll to. which a sanitary napkin may be secured and in Fig.21 have shown the belt 10 provided with straps 12 forming parts of hose supporters or to which such supporters may be attached. Obviously the tabs 11 and straps12 may all be placed on a single combination belt, if so desired "t a m ortant tenure of my' Prifit inveiitionlies in the provision of inherent fold lines-1 5 extending lengthwise of the fabric, and spaced substantially apart and substantially inward from1the edgesof the fabric, I These fold lines cause the belt to bend naturally along the fold lines 15, as indicated iirFig. i, so. that asthe belt is drawn againsttheflesh, the edge portions will bend outward, rather than. rolling transversely, and when released, the belt will resume its original flatcondition. t n Thisjprovision-of inherent fold lines has been foundof very great importance, as a belt thus constructed retains its shape during exendcd usage, whereas without this construction the edge portions tend toroll'transversely oftlie belt, particularly when worn by leshypersons, and when thus rolled, the belt doesn'ot readily return to its original or flat condition and quickly becomes unserviceable. The fold lines in my improved belt may be formed by any one of numerous variations in weave, one form of which is illustrated in Figs. 3, 5 and 6.

In weaving the fabric therein shown, I provide folding sections 20, preferably having a form of leno weave along each side thereof, and having a substantial width of the fabric at the fold line formed entirely without warp threads, as indicated in Fig. 6.

Furthermore, the filling threads are preferably arranged in spaced groups, as indicated'at 21 and 22 in Fig. 5, the groups 21 and 22 alternating at the opposite'faces of the fabric and presenting the spaced appearance shown in Fig. 5 when the fabric is under tension. v

As no warp threads are present in these fold portions of the fabric, openings of substantial cross section are thus formed in the fabric, into which openings the flesh of the wearer is pressed slightly, when the belt is in use, thus giving the belt a more secure hold and causing the belt to retain its desired position with substantially less belt -will be obvious that the fold lines may be .9

' thefed 1 In testimony whereof I have hereunto aflixed' my signature.

produced by many other variations in Weave. Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, 1 do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherclaim is 7 Wise than as set forth in the claims, but What I 1. A'supporting belt formed of a sing 1e thickness of inherently curvilinear elastic' fabriclhavin-g attaching (elements secured thereto,' ,sai d fabric being oven a single piece with longitudinal extending spaced parallel portions thereof formed defieientin Warp threads and providing longitudinally extending fold lines in 'the beIt substantially spaced apart and substantially spaced from 2; A supporting belt forined of a single thickness of inherently curvilinear elastic. fabric having attaching "elements secured thereto, said fabric comprising spaced groups of closely adjacent Warp threads and spaced 'Weft threads extending across the spaces lonc gitudinally separating said groups, succes sive Weftthreads being alternately adjacent V opposite faces of the fabric, thespa'ces between the groups of Warp threads being of substantial Width and providing parallel fold lines extending longitudinally of the belt.

and'substantially spaced from the edges of the fabric and of the finished'belt.

JOHN MOORE.

ges of the'fabric and from the edges of *thegfinished belt. 

